MOTIONS

Senator WONG (South Australia—Minister for Foreign Affairs and Leader of the Government in the Senate) (15:03): I move: That the Senate— (a) affirms that Australia has been built by the hard work, sacrifice and aspiration of people of every race and faith; (b) assures all Australians they are valued, welcome members of our society, regardless of their race or religion; (c) rejects any attempt to vilify people on the basis of their religion; (d) reiterates its solidarity with those who have been vilified because of their faith; (e) affirms that, if Parliament is to be a safe place for all who work and visit here, there can be no tolerance for hate speech in the course of parliamentarians' public debate; (f) calls on all senators to engage in debates and commentary respectfully, and to refrain from inflammatory and divisive comments, both inside and outside the chamber, at all times; and (g) censures Senator Hanson for her inflammatory and divisive comments seeking to vilify Muslim Australians, which do not reflect the opinions of the Australian Senate or the Australian people.